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Mechanical Seals
Operating Principles
Power
Consumption of a liquid lubricated mechanical seal

Important
Points:
Face friction,
churning and soak in heat.
Flush to
dissipate the heat in order to control the gap temperature.
Coefficient
of friction can swing considerably during operational transients.
The key
is to maintain the gap profile as parallel as possible, i.e.minimize
distortions.
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